Ingredients:
Serves 4
4oz grated Piave Vecchio (aged Piave cheese)
16oz nettle leaves
12oz rice
1/2 onion
4 tablespoons olive oil
butter
salt to taste
Directions:
Cook nettle lightly in slightly salted water for a few minutes. Saute chopped onion in a saucepan with olive oil. Add rice and toast a few seconds. Gradually add water leftover for nettle leaves to cook rice until done. (If more water is needed to finish cooking, use hot broth prepared with a small piece of bouillon cube). Soften with butter and grated Piave Vecchio and serve very hot.
Recommended Wine: Pinot Grigio Veneto
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